WARNING: This story contains distressing detailsThe Lac La Ronge Indian Band has become the latest First Nation in Saskatchewan to begin searching for unmarked graves associated with a local residential school site. The search comes one week after seven other First Nations launched similar efforts in the community of Delmas, Sask., where the Delmas Indian Residential School once stood. Elders attended the start of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's search efforts. (Tammy Cook-Searson/Facebook)The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is the fourth known Indigenous group in Saskatchewan to begin searching for unmarked graves associated with a residential school. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former students and those affected.

Source: CBC News July 28, 2021 07:52 UTC